On Thursday 15 September, the Council, using the written procedure, prolonged EU restrictive measures by six months against 146 persons and 37 entities violating or threatening Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence, whether in Crimea or in the east of the country.
On 7 September, the ambassadors of the 28 member states confirmed the Council’s intention to extend sanctions (see EUROPE 11618). These sanctions, introduced in March 2014 and extended several times...